Saving Money with Receipts!

Everyone knows that fast food restaurants provide the most food for your money outside of the grocery store.  You can eat pretty well as a McDonald's "Dollar Menu-aire."  You don't want to eat McDonald's every day, but in a pinch they will do.

I think the Quarter Pounder is called the Royale with Cheese in France

 

Lately, I've been noticing customer satisfaction surveys on the back of fast food sales receipts.  If you take the survey, McDonalds gives you a code to turn your receipt into a coupon.  Currently, McDonald's offers "buy one, get one free" on Quarter Pounders or Egg McMuffins.  If you bring your own bottle of water, you can eat really well or serve two people for the price of one.  It's just one more trick for eating cheap.




Photo by:  Fritz Saalfeld (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

How to Save Money at Dining Out

In our convenience driven culture, everyone is on the go.  Families don't often have time to prepare home cooked meals and end up dining out.  Unfortunately, dining out costs money.  Restaurant tabs add up.  However, you can save substantial amounts of money at restaurants by following a few simple savings tips. 

You can do things like -

• Drink water instead of tea or soda - Avoid $2 per person!
• Split Dessert - Divide your dessert cost in two!

For more tips, read my article:

How to Save Money at Restaurants

Don't forget to split dessert!